Uni Center For Business Growth & Innovation (Cbgi)

For the past two decades, the University of Northern Iowa Center for Business Growth and Innovation (UNI CBGI) has built a network of resources and services designed to attract, connect, and accelerate small business and start-up growth. Through assistance, capital, partner resources, and valuable connections to their peers, CBGI UNI empowers these organizations to reach their potential. Our current Foundry 4.0 partnership and the other programs we provide are shaping the future of the Foundry Industry nationwide. Our measures determine how an intelligent factory fits into core operations, finance, sales, and marketing by utilizing research, commercialization, and new workforce training solutions. The FOUNDRY 4.0 Partnership aims to provide American-based foundries with a competitive edge in technology while optimizing productivity, output, and product quality, catapulting them forward. These technological innovations create opportunities to build a dynamic digital ecosystem. Several notable advantages are cost reduction, shortened deadlines, and excellent quality and customer satisfaction for generations to come. The success of UNI CBGI's initiatives is attributed to our partners, select tools, and team philosophy. Simply put, we listen to the owners of small to medium size businesses, imagine how to improve their lives, and create solutions, leveraging our university and technological assets. We have learned how to understand and reach business owners and their employees more effectively, and we will continue to make a positive economic impact in the future.